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Real estate act — Overcoming the domino effect of delays & legal ambiguities to reinvigorate sector
Get PDFOn March 4, the Supreme Court remarked that the functioning of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), established to protect the investment of homebuyers and promote the real estate sector, has been disappointing. This has triggered questions surrounding the transparency, accountability, and efficiency of the RERA, and the need for regulatory improvements in its functioning. RERA was established under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act of 2016 to protect homebuyers and promote growth in the real estate sector by boosting investor confidence. While the law has standardised real estate practices — streamlining approvals, reducing malpractices, and adoption of digital tools — there have been numerous challenges. The lack of streamlined processes in real estate projects has caused unnecessary delays, inconsistent enforcement, fragmented regulatory environment and further complications, and the absence of clear SOPs has resulted in bureaucratic inefficiencies, ill-defined project timelines, and potential bottlenecks, triggering financial losses for developers and a slowdown in sectoral growth that prompted the Supreme Court to make such a remark
Informal settlements: An entanglement of shifting landscapes, precarious geographies, and contested territories
No full textThis chapter aims to start a conversation about the material-performative by focusing on the land-built form relationship. I analyse the different processes that take place on, in, and to land during the growth of informal settlements through a cross-case analysis by comparing two peripheral informal settlements in Delhi and Mumbai that developed on precarious topographic conditions. Often these settlements are characterised by living conditions that are considered unliveable by the rest of the city. Yet these spaces are why the urban poor are able to survive in the highly unequal and unjust city. Theorising informal settlements through their precarities, entanglements, and contestations is a way to engage ethically with them and disrupt the hegemonic understanding of land and housing – a path towards alternative, just futures, and imaginations
Government policy and its importance for building an Asian democratic sphere for global governance in the post-A.I. World
No full textThe paper is an attempt at understanding that how the various Asian countries can look at their policy aspects for a great role in the global space. The policy aspect is being tried to be looked at from the aspect of the foreign aspect. Also, the paper tries to bring in the perspective of how the public policy aspect can be intertwined with the global vision. It is therefore an attempt to understand the foreign policy aspect in terms of the policy aspect which differs across the vast expanse of the countries of Asia. It is this relation of the global policy aspect in terms of public policy governanc
Understanding green bonds : a comparative analysis of India and China as pioneers in climate financing
No full textThe advent of industrialisation has expedited the process of environmental degradation, resulting in an urgent need to devise innovative solutions to facilitate sustainable development. With a tripartite focus on ecological integrity, societal equity, and economic feasibility, sustainable development has become a harbinger of global progress, indicating how companies significantly influence the environmental, social, and economic ethos. Green Bonds is a novel form of finance designed to advance sustainable investing in environmentally friendly projects. Originating in the European Union in 2008, they still exist at a nascent stage in the Indian subcontinent. While the Companies Act 2013 has attempted to harmonise corporate operations and sustainable development in India, much is yet to be accomplished. India's sovereign green bonds are majorly unregulated, making its commitment to sustainable development a farce. The present research attempts to delve deeper into the symbiotic and multifaceted relationship between green bonds as a climate financing mechanism and the Companies Act 2013 to underscore how the legislative framework acts as a catalyst for advancing conscientious business processes. It employs a comparative method for investigating the evolving interplay of green bonds in the Indian context. It concludes with a suggestive guide for governing green bonds in India
Ethnic cleansing in Gaza; War and mayhem in West Asia
No full textThe ceasefire agreed to by Israel and Hamas and brokered by the Donald Trump-led United States (US) administration has been broken. Israel has predictably resumed bombing Gaza, killing hundreds and taking the total number of deaths to more than 50,000 since the attacks on Gaza began. The destruction of schools, hospitals, universities, and residences, and the targeting of doctors, teachers, and journalists—with 208 killed so far—continues. In concert, the US is bombing Yemen in retribution for the Houthis’ (Ansar Allah) support of Gaza and the blockade of the Red Sea. Israeli Defense Forces continue to attack Lebanese villages along the Israeli border, with Israel expanding into parts of Syria. Iran has been receiving sustained threats from the US–Israel leadership. Clearly, Israel is taking the next steps in its grand plan of expanding its territorial control, borders, and occupation with a green signal from the US. Anyone who opposes them will be silenced
A goal programming based bi-stage network design for covid-19 immunization waste management
No full textThe recent global efforts to control the spread of highly contagious COVID-19 pandemic have been successful, largely due to extensive vaccination campaigns. However, these campaigns have generated an enormous amount of infectious medical waste. This paper presents a weighted goal programming-based optimization model for managing medical waste generated from COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The model proposes an efficient system by integrating decisions of locating treatment centers and the routing of generated waste to these centers and eventually to disposal sites, with a focus on cost reduction, risk mitigation for the environment and the nearby population. The objectives include minimizing the setup and transportation costs, reducing risks to the population, limiting the number of installed units, and ensuring environmental sustainability of disposal sites. A set of randomly selected test instances is used to test the model's effectiveness. The results indicate that the compromised solution provides both cost benefits and reduced risk to the population. Specifically, the cost objective was compromised by only 5.98% and the risk objective by 1.54%, while the environmental sustainability objective was fully achieved. This approach effectively supports strategic choices in recycling healthcare waste generated from COVID-19 immunization. The study is expected to aid municipal managers and decision-makers of healthcare facilities in managing vaccination related waste more efficiently
The authentic leader in the neoliberal times: Development, identity dominance and the politics of “doing” in India
No full textAuthentic leadership in India is founded on the politics of development and social identity construction. It has been politicized with new meaning under the garb of cultural revivalism rather than the revivalism of criticality. The discourses of neoliberalism and the current sociopolitical context of India showed how the majority preferred authentic leaders who enhanced social class mobility and change and fulfilled cultural-political needs. The present article attempts to understand how an authentic leader represents the social identity and values of the majority. The new politics of resistance, movements, and leadership are discussed
Recovery of germanium from waste optical fibres using phosphonium ionic liquid
No full textThe study presents an environmentally sustainable and methodical approach for germanium (Ge) reclamation from waste optical fibres. Cyphos IL 104 (diluted in toluene) was employed for the first time to facilitate Ge retrieval from these fibres. Leaching was conducted using 7 mol/L HCl, resulting in a leach liquor composition (mg/L) comprising Ge-112, Fe-389, Ca-88, Mg-155, and Si-87, sourced from the waste optical fibres. The determination of theoretical stages requisite to complete Ge extraction as well as subsequent stripping was validated through the construction of McCabe-Thiele plots. Counter-current assessments were also undertaken to validate the findings. The McCabe-Thiele diagrams indicated that Ge extraction achieved completeness at an A/O ratio of 3/1, requiring 2 extraction stages. Sodium hydroxide served as the stripping solution for Ge, showcasing quantitative stripping (at O/A = 2/1) necessitating 3 counter-current stripping stages for >99 % Ge recovery with high purity. Subsequently, germanium oxide (GeO2) was synthesized from the strip solution. The synthesized GeO2 underwent characterization via X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The outcomes establish the suitability of developed methodology for environmental, economic, and industrial benefits, showcasing its potential for broader applications in sustainable resource management
Manufacturing SMEs Leveraging a Progressive Model for Circular Economy Capability Development to Catalyse Sustainable Commitment
Get PDFThis study theorizes the developmental process of circular economy (CE) capabilities in manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a particular emphasis on aligning these efforts with the pursuit of net-zero targets. Drawing on dynamic capability theory (DCT) and employing a comparative longitudinal case study approach, we propose a progressive, three-stage model that encompasses cognitive realignment, structural reconfiguration and institutionalized evolution. Our findings reveal that, rather than representing linear or static transitions, each stage constitutes a dynamic, iterative process through which SMEs continuously adapt and refine their CE capabilities in response to changing environmental, market and regulatory demands. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate a strong alignment with the core dimensions of DCT, sensing, seizing and transforming, offering a robust theoretical lens to understand how SMEs systematically develop and operationalize CE capabilities to support their net-zero ambitions. This integration provides new insights into the interplay between dynamic capabilities and sustainability, advancing both theoretical and practical understanding of CE capability development within the manufacturing sector
Indonesia’s strategic use of ASEAN in balancing regional and global power dynamics
Get PDFIndonesia, a prominent emerging power in Southeast Asia, occupies a strategically vital position in the Indo-Pacific region. Under former President Joko Widodo, Indonesia embraced the vision of becoming a "Global Maritime Fulcrum" while striving to assert itself as a global political and economic force. This ambition unfolds amidst the evolving and polarised global order, where the Indo-Pacific emerges as a hotspot for geopolitical rivalries, notably between the United States and China. Strategic initiatives such as China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), India’s Act East Policy, Russia’s Turn to the East, and the United States’ Pivot to Asia present both opportunities and challenges to Indonesia’s pursuit of its national interests. ASEAN serves as Indonesia’s diplomatic instrument to navigate these rivalries. By advocating for ASEAN centrality, Indonesia works to prevent member states from aligning exclusively with rival powers, thereby safeguarding regional stability and protecting its national interests. However, the very principle of ASEAN centrality can also limit Indonesia’s ability to prioritise its own strategic objectives independently. This paper examines how Indonesia leverages its leadership role in ASEAN to create a regional sphere of influence while simultaneously engaging with global institutions such as the UN, WTO, G-20, and BRICS. Special attention is given to initiatives like the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) that expand ASEAN’s strategic reach. The analysis further explores Indonesia’s evolving foreign policy under its newly elected leadership in 2024, which signals a more proactive global engagement while maintaining ASEAN at the forefront of its regional strategy. The paper argues that Indonesia’s dual commitment to regional and global organisations reveals both opportunities and constraints in its journey to achieving great power status